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Anne of Kiev or Anna Yaroslavna [a] (c. 1030 – 1075) was a princess of Kievan Rus who became Queen of France in 1051 upon marrying King Henry I. She ruled the kingdom as regent during the minority of their son Philip I from Henry's death in 1060 until her controversial marriage to Count Ralph IV of Valois .
Oleg the Wise was the first undisputed "prince of Kiev", [1] although nothing is known of his wife (or wives). Yaroslav the Wise was the first undisputed "grand prince of Kiev". [2] Therefore, Kievan princely wives before 1019 are known as princesses consort, and after 1019 as grand princesses consort of Kiev.
Anne of Kiev married Henry I of France [27] and was the regent of France during their son's minority (she was Yaroslav the Wise's most beloved daughter); (possibly) Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile, of the royal family of England, the mother of Edgar the Ætheling and Saint Margaret of Scotland. [8] Anne of Kiev
Her tomb remained in Kiev for over two centuries, but was destroyed by the Mongolian-Tatar armies of Batu Khan in 1240. [31] The sarcophagus found in 1826 during excavations of Church of the Tithes conducted by architect Nikolai Efimov was attributed as being Olga's and moved first to the Historical Museum and then to St. Sophia Cathedral.
Anna of Russia (1693–1740) was the ruler of Russia from 1730 until her death in 1740.. Anna of Russia may also refer to: . Anne of Kiev (1024/32–1075), daughter of Yaroslav I the Wise; wife of Henry I of France
The abbey was founded in 1065 by Queen Anne of Kiev, the widow of King Henry I of France, [1] possibly built on the ruins of an ancient chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist which had been destroyed in the course of invasion by the Normans in the late 900s. She did this to fulfill a vow she had made as a young bride some fifteen years ...
Philip was born c. 1052 at Champagne-et-Fontaine, the son of Henry I and his wife Anne of Kiev. [2] Unusual for the time in Western Europe, his name was of Greek origin, being bestowed upon him by his mother. In 1059 Henry I had Philip crowned in Reims at the age of seven. [3] Philip had a brother named Hugh, who was slightly younger than him.
Anastasia was a daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev and Ingigerd of Sweden, and the older sister of the French queen Anne of Kiev. Around 1038 Anastasia married Duke Andrew of Hungary, [1] who had settled down in Kiev after his father Vazul took part in a failed assassination attempt aimed at King Stephen I of Hungary.